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I honestly don’t know how we (as in all of us) gonna solve the information cycle pollution and have a news delivery platform that people on the left and on the

by prox 2y ago

I honestly don’t know how we (as in all of us) gonna solve the information cycle pollution and have a news delivery platform that people on the left and on the right of things can agree on. That a satire video can be flipped and portrayed as an honest view held by the president (as he posted it) is telling.

unglaublich 2y ago
Humor based on absurdism doesn't work well if you always do absurd things.
exe34 2y ago
one man's satire is another man's fervent belief. Poe's law.
chneu 2y ago
Hank Green over on youtube did a fun look back at history and "disruptive" technologies. He likened today's social media to the invention of the printing press. It's a pretty fun video. He calls Martin Luther a troll, which is pretty good. I think it's this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8PndpFPL8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8PndpFPL8g
- prox 2y ago
  Gonna take a look at that, social media certainly has been disruptive.
  - chneu 2y ago
    It's a fun take on it. I dont know if Green is correct, but it's a fun thing to think about.